Check out new music video footage of Norwegian act Harrys Gym: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PutPuLhLU-c
Stream a couple tracks from the forthcoming Hebosagil/Viisikko split CD due out later this month on Lambada Records: http://www.myspace.com/lambadalevyt
If you're into crusty hardcore, this looks like it could be an essential item.
Norwegian indierock act Monzano has revamped their lineup by swapping out two members: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=56233538&blogID=439637427
Swedish hardcore act Nitad will be touring Brazil with Avalanche in November - preliminary dates at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nitadstockholm
IODA (Independent Online Distribution Alliance) and Bonnier Amigo announced today at Popkomm that they are teaming up to launch IODA Nordic to expand their digital marketing presence in Scandinavia. Read the full press release: http://www.bonnieramigo.com/v2/nyheter2.php?id=237
MP3: Snöras - Lucid river
Once upon a time, emo was not such a bad word its subset genre "screamo" meant skinny dudes flailing with guitars and crying on stage, not asymmetrical haircuts and blurry photos taken in mirrors for posting on myspace. Most importantly though, emo was shorthand for "emotional hardcore" and carried with it a strong sense of DIY ethics and social responsibility. Yes, there was a certain fashion associated with it and I can certainly remember plenty of shows with dudes in thrift-store cardigans and backpacks, arms crossed and davening wildly, but it was always about the music foremost. Snöras reminds me of those days, when bands played the kind of music that reflected the chaotic emotions they had inside and the only way to adequately express it was to scream it. You had bands with pop leanings on one side (see: Get Up Kids, Promise Ring, etc.) and then you had heavier, angrier bands like Snöras on the other. I'm actually not that nostalgic for that era -- I passed on the recent Portraits of Past reunion despite fond memories and personal connections and I'm generally ignorant of other bands in the scene keeping the sound alive, but sometimes it does hit the spot. I appreciate there are bands out there still keeping this spirit alive, still making zines, still making speeches between songs and doing all these things because they feel like they really matter. It probably comes off like a drop in the bucket, especially when preaching to the choir and faced with dour cynics (such as myself), but you know what? I believe it does matter. As Ian MacKaye so eloquently put it, "At least I'm fucking trying!"
Snöras - Lucid river
Check out a microsite for the new Darkthrone album "Dark thrones and black flags", due out later this month via Peaceville Records: http://www.peaceville.com/darkthrone/darkthronesandblackflags/
Be sure to peep the video section!
Go here to stream the new Satyricon single "Black crow on a tombstone": http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?&news_page=&news_id=66268
Norwegian artist Bellman will finally release his long-delayed debut full-length album "Mainly mute" on January 19, 2009. Listen to the first single "Space ship move slow" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bellmanmusic
Lighthouse Project have posted their cover of a song from old Finnish hardcore act Defend (pre-On A Solid Rock): http://fireinsidemusic.com/lighthouseproject/mh7/07102008blog.html
Fullhouse Records will be releasing the sequel to their "Building a legacy (a document of Finnish hardcore)" compilation this fall and will be celebrating with two shows, one at Semifinal in Helsinki on October 24 and another at Vastavirta in Tampere the next day. More info and full trackslist: http://www.fullhouserecords.com/fhr/news.php?newsid=98
Listen to Firefox AK remix the new Hello Saferide single "Anna" at myspace: http:www.myspace.com/firefoxak
FYI in case you were unaware, Andrea Kellerman is also now a member of Hello Saferide's backing band.
Norwegian act Accidents Never Happen will support The Wombats for a couple days in November:
11/12 - The Picture House, Edinburgh
11/16 - Coronet, London
The very last addition to the Björn Kleinhenz cover tune countdown is from Adam Svanell and is now online for your enjoyment: http://www.tomtrecordings.se/thelight
Musique Machine on Dog Holocaust, the noise collaboration of Nolan Throop (Kakerlak) and Dan Johansson (Sewer Election): http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1987